The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 1990
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 839
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.90° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.95° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.